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ST Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide 

            

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             2006, Source Technologies 

March 2006 

             All Rights Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
This manual serves as a reference for Source Technologies Secure MICR Printer.  This 
manual should be used as a reference for learning more about MICR technology, and 
developing MICR printing applications. This guide was produced to assist IS Technicians 
and Engineers in the integration of Source Technologies’ programmed printers with their 
custom MICR applications.  The guide also contains information on MICR related error 
messages that post to the operator panel. 
 
Every effort has been made to ensure that all the information contained in this booklet is 
complete and accurate. Changes, typos, and technical inaccuracies will be corrected in 
subsequent publications. This publication is subject to change without notice. The 
information and descriptions contained in this manual cannot be copied, disseminated, 
or distributed without the express written consent of Source Technologies, Inc. No 
liability, expressed or implied, will be assumed by Source Technologies, Inc. or its 
dealers or affiliates for any damage resulting from use of this information. Additional 
copies of this publication can be received through the Marketing Department of Source 
Technologies. 
 
All trade names or products used in this manual are for identification purposes only and 
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for ST9510

Page 1: ...ights Reserved ST9510 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide Source Technologies 2910 Whitehall Park Drive Charlotte NC 28273 www sourcetech com techsupport sourcetech com 800 922 8501 2006 Source Technolog...

Page 2: ...he information contained in this booklet is complete and accurate Changes typos and technical inaccuracies will be corrected in subsequent publications This publication is subject to change without no...

Page 3: ...Data Elements 9 Figure 3 1 Sample Check 12 4 Quality Issues 13 Printer Features 13 MICR Toner 13 MICR Check Stock 13 5 Security Issues 15 Check Stock Security Features 15 Security Note 15 6 MICR Featu...

Page 4: ...PCL Initial Setup 26 PCL Macro Call 26 PCL Font Calls Position Commands Variable 26 PJL Re lock Sequence 27 Figure 8 1 Sample Accounts Payable Check 27 PJL PCL Commands 28 Appendix Appendix A E 13B M...

Page 5: ...ility appropriate for your operating system i e Windows 95 NT etc The setup utility will install printer driver and utilities to manage Source Technologies printer s attached to your PC or Network 3 T...

Page 6: ...ber The institution of first deposit encodes the check amount in the MICR line to be read by the reader sorter equipment Checks travel through reader sorters at up to 20 miles per hour 2 400 documents...

Page 7: ...address check documents are as follows ANSI X9 7 Specifications for Bank Check Background and Convenience Amount Field ANSI X9 13 Specifications for Placement and Location of MICR Printing ANSI X9 18...

Page 8: ...a list of products that produce superior results Contact your sales representative for this information For a fee Source Technologies will test your paper for proper MICR adherence and check reader s...

Page 9: ...the scan area with numbers spaced normally to the right The dollars and cents should be separated by a decimal point with the cents printed in the same size font as the rest of the field Embedded com...

Page 10: ...ers and logos The data in the title should be legible and sufficiently complete so that if the MICR data account number is destroyed the drawee institution can refer to the account title in order to t...

Page 11: ...The use of this field is reserved by the ABA and is controlled by the ASC X9B Standards Committee Routing Field Positions 43 to 33 The routing field is bounded by Transit Symbols in positions 43 and...

Page 12: ...if the customer desires services offered by the bank which require a serial number The serial number format is controlled by the payor s bank A D should match E Routing Number 34 42 Designates the Fed...

Page 13: ...g an approximate 5 average page coverage MICR Toner Empty When the cartridge is determined to be too low to continue the printer stops A new cartridge needs to be installed to continue printing MICR T...

Page 14: ...Smoothness For best toner fusing we recommend rougher surfaces within the base printers specifications and the Paper Specifications for Checks X9 18 We recommend a smoothness range of 150 to 200 Shef...

Page 15: ...erally on the back reveals words or patterns when held at an angle You should state on the front of the check that this feature is present True watermarks are valuable but more costly Laid Lines Backg...

Page 16: ...hat deter attempts to alter payee or amount information 4 When generating final negotiable items The document always includes the amount value in words The document should not include information that...

Page 17: ...and the latest in fraud detection Offer seminars to educate corporate clients 11 Review and document your internal negotiable document printing procedures Investigate employee backgrounds before assig...

Page 18: ...cifically for the printer is resident in Flash memory in your printer Examples of the font characters are in the Appendix A of this manual The font can only be activated after the appropriate PJL comm...

Page 19: ...with signature fonts overlay Macros or other custom resources up to the space available Flash memory in the ST 9116 is read write password protected To load additional resources to Flash requires you...

Page 20: ...n the unlock and re lock sequences We will use ESC in the following examples to indicate the Escape character ASCII 27 Values shown in parentheses are hexadecimal PJL Unlock Sequence ESC 12345X PJL LD...

Page 21: ...dard PCL5e commands to print The five resident Source Technologies MICR font resources are all bitmapped fonts and therefore cannot be scaled larger or smaller than the bitmapped images These fonts ca...

Page 22: ...g is ESC 10O ESC s0p8h8v0s7b360T ESC k15H font data The Selection String ESC 30802X ESC k15H font data The ID Call See Font Mapping Appendix pages for specific character set data for each font PJL INF...

Page 23: ...ridge Status OK Low and Empty are the expected returns Unknown is possible if the cartridge had just been installed Cartridge Serial Cartridge Serial Number Toner Level A single digit return giving a...

Page 24: ...ow condition the printer will stop printing and display a Toner Out condition Both the Toner Low light and the Error light will blink All other lights will be off You must replace the cartridge to con...

Page 25: ...nologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved Ready Data Off Toner Low On Load Paper Off Paper Jam Off Error On Blue Button Off The following light pattern indicates the cartridge is not supported in this s...

Page 26: ...e Escape Character not ESC PCL Initial Set Up The next two commands set up some printer PCL variables These commands are normally early in the data stream We chose a minimal set ESC l2a1h6d1e64F sets...

Page 27: ...User s Guide 27 2006 Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved PJL Re Lock Sequence The last two lines re lock the secured fonts The password is not changed in this example FIGURE 8 1 SAMPLE...

Page 28: ...5Y xxxxxxxxx xx xx xxxx x xxx xx 3 x xxx xx ESC p3250x75Y ESC s4099t3b8H 123456 ESC p3250x2200Y 123456 ESC p4250x4450Y 123456 ESC p3650x4775Y xx xx xxxx ESC p400x5225Y ESC s4099t0b15H xxxxx Thousand x...

Page 29: ...s Character Values1 Amount Symbol A a 41 61 2F Transit Symbol T t B b 54 74 42 62 3A On Us Symbol O o C c 4F 6F 43 63 3B Dash Symbol V v D d 56 76 44 64 2D 3D 0 Zero 0 30 1 One 1 31 2 Two 2 32 3 Three...

Page 30: ...6 All Rights Reserved Appendix B Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Dollar Sign 23 Left Bracket 28 Right Bracket 29 Asterisk 2A Comma 2C Da...

Page 31: ...l Rights Reserved Appendix B continued Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Five 5 35 Six 6 36 Seven 7 37 Eight 8 38 Nine 9 39 Arrow 3E Examp...

Page 32: ...CR Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Value Character Character Zero 0 30 One 1 31 Two 2 32 Three 3 33 Four 4 34 Five 5 35 Six 6 36 Seven 7 37 Eight 8 38 Nine 9 39 Asterisk 2A C...

Page 33: ...echnologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved Appendix D CMC7 MICR Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Values CMC7 Font Characters Values1 Zero 0 30 One 1 31 Two 2 32 Three 3 33 Four 4 34 Five 5 3...

Page 34: ...MICR Printer User s Guide 34 2006 Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved Semi Colon 3B Less Than 3C Equal 3D Greater Than 3E 1The CMC7 Font in the example above is magnified for purposes o...

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